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F. BOLTE.

, HAY CARRIER. No. 293,937. v Patented Feb. 19, 1884.

UNITED STATES- PATENT @rrrcn.

FRANK H. BOLTE, OF MILVAUKEE, \VISOONSIN, ASSIGNOR TO THE EGEL- HOFF MANUFACTURING COMPANY, OF SAME PLACE.

HAY-CARRIER.

SPECIFICATION formingpart of Letters Patent No. 293,937, dated. February 19, 1884.

Application filed October 6,1883. (No model.)

T at whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, FRANK H. BOLTE, of

Milwaukee, in the county of Milwaukee and in the State of WVisconsin, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Hay- Carriers; and I do hereby declare that the following is a full, clear, and exact description thereof.

My invention relates to hay-carriers; and

it consists in certain peculiarities of construction, as will be more fully set forth hereinafter.

In the drawings, Figure 1 is a side view of the device in operation, showing in full lines the parts in the position they occupy just as the fork and hay are elevated from the load preparatory to the bail engaging upon the supporting hook, and in the dotted lines showing the same parts with the bail thus supported. Fig. 2 is an end elevation of the device, and Fig. 3 is a detail showing the latch and one plate of its frame.

A is the frame of the carrier, and B B are wheels adapted to roll upon the supportingtrack 0.

D is a pulley,over which the ropeE is drawn as the load is elevated.

. F is arigid bifurcated hook or fork, on which the bail G of the hay-fork is suspended while the carrier is moved to or from the place of deposit. This bail is connected with the block h of a sheave, H, under whichthe rope E runs, and the said rope is then carried up and made fast by a knot-loop, ring, or eycbolt, e, to the heel f of the hook F by means of a hole in. said heel, or otherwise.

I I are the two side plates of the latch-frame, which are vertical except at their upper edges, which are bent out or flanged, as shown ati z. The pulley D and latch K are secured in p0- sition between said plates, which diverge at.

their upper edge, as shown in Fig. 2, and fit within longitudinal slots or guides a a, formed in the correspond ingly-converging l ower parts, a a of the carrienframe A. These guide slots and flanges may be at any angle and extend the entire length of said carrier-frame, so that when one side of the barn or hay-mow has been filled the latch-frame, with the bail G, pulley H, and rope E attached, may he slipped out and reversed relatively to frame A withv out detachment of any of the parts named or any change of position of the carrier-frame A upon the track 0, and thus carry hay to the other side of the barn or mow; and this constitutes a valuable feature of my improved device. XVhen the latch-frame has been pushed within the carrier-frame to the prop er distance,

it is secured by means of the bolt L passing through holes Z in plates I of the latch-frame, and through corresponding holes in the downward depending lugs a projecting from the parts a of the carrier-frame. The plates I have a wide notch in their lower edges, and the hook or fork F extends back partly across this notch, 6 5 and both sides of the notch are inclined, substantially as shown. The latch K is of the general shape shown in Fig. 3, and is secured between the plates II of its frame by the pivot 70. Its rear portion is provided at the top with the recess is, to enable it to avoid -contact with the bolt L, and below this with a tripping -arm, K, which rests when not in use between the forks of the hook F. Back of this arm there is an incline, K, for a pun pose hereinafter stated. The track 0 is provided near each end with the catches c c, for the operation of the latch K. The latch K, pivoted at It, has an arm, k, which oscillates between the prongs of the fork F. WVhen block it is lifted by pulling on rope E, the bail G is carried up against the inclined under surface of the hook F, or the incline on the lower surface of frame I I, and by either of these inclines is guided upward to strike the incline K of latch K, and so lifts the rear end of said latch. Then the rope is slightly eased, the pulley has a tendency to run forward, and the weight of the rear end of latch K also serves todirect the bail G forward un-- 9o til it finds a place of rest on hook or fork F.

In this position the entire carrier may be run along the track. The inclined catch 0 (or c) is placed at such position as to trip latch K when it is desired to drop the load. The latch 5 K engaging with such incline is swung on its pivot, and the arm K is thus crowded back, forcing the bail G from the hooks and dropping the load. The fork is released from the hay in any usual way. After being released :00

from the hook the load may be eased down by the rope, or the rope may run loose, as deemed advisable.

I claim 1. The combinatiomwith a carrying-frame, (as A,) of a removable and reversible latchframe, (as I I,) substantially as described.

2. The combinatiomwith carryingframe A, having grooves a, of removable latclrframe I I, having longitudinal flanges adapted to engage said groove, substantially as shown and described.

3. The combinatiomwith the carrying-frame A, grooved as described, the latch-frame I I, having flanges adapted to engage said grooves, and the bolt L, which passes through both frames from side to side, so as to lock the two together, substantially as set forth.

4. The latch-frame I I,ha ving a central notch in its under surface, and rigid hook or fork F, extending back'into said notch to form a hearing for the bail of a hay-fork, substantially as shown;

5. The lateh-framcI I, having a notch, as described, in its under surface, a rigid hook, F, extending partly across said notch, and apivoted latch, K, having an inclined surface, K

which extends beyond said hook, all in corn bination, substantially as set forth.

6. The combination of the latch-frame I I, having hook F, and the pivoted latch K, having arm K, arranged relatively to said hook, substantially as shown and described.

7. The combination of the latch-frame I I, having a notch, as shown, the hook F,ex.tending partly across said notch, the latch K, pivoted in said frame, and having the incline K and arm K, arranged, as shown, relatively to said hook, all substantially as shown and set forth.

S. The combination of carrier A, reversible latch-frame I I, having rigid hook F, and latch K, constructed and arranged as shown, and the inclined catches c c, all arranged and adapted to operate substantially as described.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing I haveherennto set my hand, on this 14th day of August, 1883, in the presence of two witnesses.

FRANK H. BOLTE.

lVitnesses:

H. G. UNDEnwooD, M. KAUMHEIMER. 

